Tag: Alpha cyclodextrin

According to a 2016 study published in *Science Translational Medicine*, cyclodextrin treatment reduced atherosclerotic plaque size in mice, highlighting its potential to address cholesterol accumulation. This has led many to question: does cyclodextrin lower cholesterol levels in humans, and if so, how effective is it?

An oligosaccharide is a carbohydrate polymer composed of a small number of monosaccharide units. Specifically, a hexasaccharide is an example of an oligosaccharide with 6 sugars, and an excellent illustration is α-Cyclodextrin, a molecule with significant commercial and biological uses.